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Phoenix(2026)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 1.50
End Game BonusesPattern BuildingPush Your Luck

Games like Phoenix

Looking for games like Phoenix? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Les Toits de Paris(2023)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesPush Your Luck

Coloretto(2003)

★ 7.02–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Open DraftingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Mandala Stones(2021)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesLayeringPattern Building

Quartz(2015)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Push Your LuckSet CollectionTake That

Forever Home(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

My Shelfie(2022)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesPattern BuildingSet Collection

Sir Ocelot's Cave(2025)

★ 5.52 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHidden Victory PointsPattern Building

Pisanki(2024)

★ 5.52–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesMovement PointsOpen Drafting

CULTivate(2021)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Zoo King(2022)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

EventsMarketOpen Drafting

Exploding Kittens: Party Pack(2017)

★ 7.02–10 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck

Coral Islands(2019)

★ 5.91–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Dice RollingPattern BuildingPush Your Luck

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